Snarers and Cattlemen of the Mersey High Country – The Lees of Lees' Paddocks | Simon Cubit | [USED – SC – Out of Print]

Simon Cubit's history of the Lee family and their work as snarers and cattlemen in the Mersey High Country — the remote high country of Tasmania's Central Plateau above the Mersey Valley, centred on Lees' Paddocks near the headwaters of the Mersey River. The Lee family spent generations working this remote country — running cattle on the high plateau in summer, snaring possums through the colder months, and living a way of life that has since largely disappeared.

Cubit documented their story from direct interviews and family records, giving an account of both the work and the country from the people who knew it best.

At 108 indexed pages with black and white photographs, this is a detailed piece of Tasmanian high country social history from one of the foremost writers on the Central Plateau — Cubit also wrote both volumes of Mountain Stories, also often available from The Book Cellar.

BOOK DETAILS

• Softcover.
• 108 pages, indexed.
• Black and white photographs.
• Published 1990. Out of print.

CONDITION

Used, generally good condition.

Previous owner's name written in the front. Some light wear to the edges.

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